Big Ideas - Lord Martin Rees Explores the Galaxy

Its famously called the Final Frontier, and thanks to rapidly developing technology we now know more about the outer reaches of our galaxy than ever. But that leaves unknowns. Does the universe have any limits? Are there any other earth-like planets out there? And the big one, are we alone? Addressing the University of Melbourne recently, Britains Astronomer Royal, Lord Martin Rees, reports on the latest research. Lord Martin Rees is an eminent English astrophysicist and cosmologist. He is the Astronomer Royal, a Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics at the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge and the Master of Trinity College, Cambridge. In 2005 he became the President of The Royal Society and was also appointed a seat in the House of Lords, where he sits on the cross benches as a non-party political peer. Big Ideas screens Tuesdays and Wednesdays 11am. You can watch the episodes at abc.net.au/bigideas

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• space
• exploration
• planets
• cosmology
• astronomy
• lord martin rees
• astrophysicist

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